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Print Production Account Specialist

RR Donnelley

Print Production Account Specialist

Columbia, SC +5 locations
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Coordinate production of printed materials, or print related services for the company’s customers.  Maintain positive customer relations through active engagement of the customer through all stages of the manufacturing process from initial contact through final disposition of the customers product.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Engage customers to gather job requirements and translate customer requirements in to detailed manufacturing/kitting instructions and shipping/postal instructions for disposition of the customers’ products.  Make suggestions to customers regarding workflow/process improvements to proposed jobs to maximize the benefits to both the customer and the company.
    • Ensure job instructions are entered and verified in the various manufacturing systems and queued in to the production schedule.
    • Provide pre-sales support with customers and discuss the manufacturing capabilities and requirements needed to produce a successful job.  May assist sales with pricing/scheduling of potential business by referring to price sheets and engaging appropriate operations departments.
    • Confer with customers throughout production to keep them informed of the status of jobs, solicit additional information needed for current jobs and coordinate changes to jobs.  May forward/review proofs with customer, obtain approval of materials, such as artwork, color separations, or ink samples.
    • Coordinate production of components with other internal plants and/or external vendors as required.
    • Coordinate the resolution of customer or manufacturing issues with customer jobs.  Engage appropriate departments to verify the issue and determine the root case. May make recommendations to management on appropriate response to issues that are in the best interest of the customer and the company.  Communicate with customers regarding the resolution of issues.
    • Monitor progress of jobs throughout production, confer with manufacturing operations on counts and final runs and ensure the final product meets customer requirements and company standards. 
    • Tally the final production runs and work performed to assemble paperwork for billing purposes.
    • May mentor junior level Print Production staff or work on special projects.May have responsibility for determining the supplies and paper needed for jobs including the use of vendors to supply component of the customer product.
    • May assist sales in the RFP process supplying estimates and determining how to efficiently process a complete job. 
    • May have responsibility for the composition and/or copy prep of the customers’ products.
    • Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

    "THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ANY CONVICTIONS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ONLY JOB RELATED CONVICTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY THE CANDIDATE." 

    RR DONNELLEY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

    Required Skills

    Bachelor degree or equivalent with 5 years of relevant printing, customer service/operational support in commercial printing operations environment directly related to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience in customer service for a commercial print facility. 

     Requires excellent knowledge of functional area(s) related to the job in an offset, commercial print environment.  Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives when carrying out the duties of the job.  May provide oversight of work conducted by junior level staff and/or review/audit work for accuracy.  Must have advanced knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete job duties successfully.  Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively across departments when completing assignments.

    Must have strong organizational skills with ability to manage deadlines and prioritize workload and make adjustment to meet business needs.

    Must be able to work weekends, when necessary.

     

     

     

     

     

    Required Experience

     Customer service/operational support experience in a printing operations environment, preferred.

  • Industry
    Manufacturing
  • Locations
    Buffalo Grove, IL • Seymour, IN • Columbia, SC • Lewisville, TX • Houston, TX • West Bend, WI